Whitaker shews from MSS. that
not only alchemy but astronomy was a favourite pursuit with them.--W. W.
1815.

[U] Barden Tower is on the western bank of the Wharfe, fully two miles
north-west of Bolton Priory, above the Strid. At the time of the
restoration of the Shepherd-lord, Barden Tower was only a keeper's
forest lodge. It is so hidden in trees, and so retired, that the
situation is most accurately described as

the shy recess
Of Barden's lowly quietness. ED.

[V] The year 1569.--ED.

[W] Percy, Earl of Northumberland, and Neville, Earl of Westmoreland--the
two peers who joined in support of the Duke of Norfolk's marriage with
Queen Mary, with a view to the restoration of Catholicism in England.
See note III. p. 198.--ED.

[X] Compare _Twelfth Night_, act I. scene i. l. 4--

That strain again! it had a dying fall. ED.

[Y] See the Old Ballad,--_The Rising of the North_.--W. W. 1827.

This Ballad is printed in Wordsworth's note, p. 186. The reference here
is to the lines--

But, father, I will wend with you,
Unarm'd and naked will I bee. ED.

[Z] The site of Rylstone Hall is still recognisable, but the building is
gone. It was not at Rylstone, but at Ripon, that the Nortons raised
their banner in November 1569; but their tenantry at Rylstone rose with
them at the same time.--ED.

[AA] Brancepeth Castle stands near the river Were, a few miles from the
city of Durham. It formerly belonged to the Nevilles, Earls of
Westmoreland. See Dr. Percy's account.--W. W. 1815.

[BB] The tower of the Cathedral of Durham, of which St. Cuthbert is the
patron saint.--ED.

[CC] Now Raby Castle, a seat of the Duke of Cleveland in the county of
Durham.--ED.

[DD] From the old Ballad.--W. W. 1820.

The lines are--

At Wetherbye they mustered their host,
Thirteen thousand fair to see. ED.

[EE] The village of Clifford is three miles from Wetherby, where the
host was mustered.--ED.

[FF] From the old Ballad.--W. W. 1820.

The line referred to is--

Against soe many could not stay. ED.

[GG] See note V. p. 200.--ED.

[HH] See the Historians for the account of this memorable battle,
usually denominated the Battle of the Standard.--W. W. 1815.

It was fought at Northallerton in 1137, under Archbishop Thurston of
York. See note VI. p. 200.--ED.